PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Twelve directors will be elected by the Company’s common shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The individuals listed below are nominated by the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors for election at the Annual Meeting, and each nominee is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors. Joe A. Shearin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is a nominee as provided in his employment agreement with the Company.

Two directors who served during 2015 will not be standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. Charles R. Revere passed away on June 1, 2015. William L. Lewis informed the Board on March 21, 2016 of his decision not to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting, in connection with his recent appointment to serve as a district court judge for the 15 ^th Judicial District’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Virginia, which appointment will become effective July 1, 2016.

The size of the Board of Directors is determined by the Board within a size range of no less than ten nor more than seventeen directors, as required by the Company’s bylaws. The Board of Directors has set the size of the Board currently at thirteen directors. Effective as of the Annual Meeting, the Board will be reduced to twelve directors. Proxies for the Annual Meeting may be voted to elect twelve directors to the Board.

On March 26, 2013, the Company entered into separate securities purchase agreements with certain institutional investors for the purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock and Series B Preferred Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of $45.0 million. The securities purchase agreements with Castle Creek Capital Partners IV, LP, an affiliate of Castle Creek Capital Partners (“Castle Creek”), and GCP III EVB LLC (“GCP”), an affiliate of GCP Capital Partners (“GCP Capital”), give each of Castle Creek and GCP Capital, based on their current ownership of Company securities, the right (through their respective affiliates) to maintain one representative on the Board of Directors of the Company and of EVB, our subsidiary bank. Mr. Gutin is nominated for election to the Company’s Board of Directors by GCP Capital pursuant to the securities purchase agreement. Castle Creek has not yet selected its representative to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

Each nominee has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and has agreed to serve if elected. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable or unwilling to serve. If, at the time of the Annual Meeting, any nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a director, votes will be cast, pursuant to the enclosed proxy, for such substitute nominee as may be nominated by the Board of Directors. No family relationships exist among any of the directors or between any of the directors and executive officers of the Company.

The following biographical information discloses each nominee’s age, the year each individual was first elected to the Board of Directors, business experience in the past five years and qualifications and attributes that lead the Board to conclude that the nominee should serve as a director. The Company is the holding company for EVB. Any references in this Proxy Statement to EVB or the “Bank” are to our subsidiary bank.

Name and Age		Director of the Company Since		Qualifications and Previous Five-Years Business Experience
Jay T. Thompson, III (60)		2000		Mr. Thompson owns Mechanicsville Drug in Hanover, Virginia and is a licensed pharmacist. In addition, Mr. Thompson owns and manages a variety of residential and commercial real estate properties in the Company’s market area, and has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of a predecessor of the Bank. Mr. Thompson has served as a director of the Bank and a predecessor of the Bank since 2000. By managing his business and real estate interests, Mr. Thompson has developed financial and business acumen and experience with local business markets that he contributes to Board deliberations. Mr. Thompson has also completed bank educations programs on the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “ FOR ” THE NOMINEES FOR ELECTION LISTED ABOVE.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors and its Committees

There were six regular meetings and two special meetings of the Board of Directors in 2015. Each current director attended at least 75% or greater of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of committees of which the director was a member in 2015, with the exception of Mr. Gutin.

The Board of Directors has, among others, a standing Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Oversight Committee, Compensation Committee, Enterprise Risk Management Committee (formerly the Regulatory Compliance Oversight Committee), and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Corporate Governance Guidelines.   The Board of Directors has established corporate governance guidelines to provide a flexible framework within which the Company’s directors and management can effectively pursue the Company’s objectives for the benefit of shareholders, and within which the Board may conduct its business. The Board believes that these guidelines are consistent with the Board’s responsibility for the Company’s strategic direction and for overseeing the Company’s management. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are available to any shareholder upon request to the Corporate Secretary at Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. at P.O. Box 1455, 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560 and is available on the Company’s web page at www.evb.org under “Investor Relations — Governance Documents.”

Executive Committee .  The Executive Committee acts for the Board of Directors when the Board is not in session, and consists of non-employee directors W. Rand Cook (Chairman), F. L. Garrett, III, Boris M. Gutin and Eric A. Johnson, as well as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Joe A. Shearin. The same individuals served on the Executive Committee during 2015. Charles R. Revere also served on the Executive Committee until death on June 1, 2015. The Executive Committee did not meet in 2015.

Leadership Structure of Board and Risk Oversight

The Company’s Board of Directors believes that the Company and its shareholders are best served by a leadership structure with separate positions for Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Board maintains separate positions for Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in order to clearly distinguish between the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those of the Chief Executive Officer, who reports to the Board of Directors. Separating these positions allows the Chief Executive Officer to focus on the day-to-day business of the Company and the Bank, while allowing the Chairman of the Board to lead the Board in its fundamental role of providing advice to and independent oversight of management. The Board recognizes the time, effort and energy that the Chief Executive Officer is required to devote to his position in the current business environment, as well as the commitment required to serve as the Chairman, particularly as the Board’s oversight responsibilities continue to grow. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors, which allows the Chief Executive Officer to inform all deliberations of the full Board, and certain deliberations of the Board’s committees, with the knowledge and experience developed through his focus on the Company’s and the Bank’s operations. The Company does not have a designated lead independent director, as the Chairman functions in that capacity. In accordance with our bylaws, our Board of Directors elects our Chief Executive Officer and our Board Chairman. The Chairman is selected from the independent directors.

The Company’s Board of Directors maintains a key role in the oversight of risk. The Board of Directors, as a whole and through its committees, is responsible for general oversight of risk management, while management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risks the Company faces. In its oversight role, the Board of Directors has the responsibility to monitor whether the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed.

Audit and Risk Oversight Committee .  The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee acts for the Board to appoint an independent registered public accounting firm, review and monitor the internal auditors, to approve the scope of the independent and internal auditors’ audits, to review the reports of examination by both independent and internal auditors and regulatory agencies, and to issue periodic reports to the Board of Directors. The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee consists, and during 2015 consisted, entirely of directors who meet the independence and eligibility requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee is composed

of Leslie E. Taylor, CPA (Chairman), W. Rand Cook, W. Gerald Cox and Ira C. Harris, Ph.D., CPA. The same individuals served on the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee during 2015, with the exception that Charles R. Revere, who also met the independence and eligibility requirements of NASDAQ and the SEC, also served on the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee until his death on June 1, 2015. The Board of Directors has determined that Audit and Risk Oversight Committee Chairman Leslie E. Taylor, CPA fulfills the applicable standard as an independent audit committee financial expert. The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee operates under a Charter adopted by the Board of Directors that is available on the Company’s web page at www.evb.org under “Investor Relations — Governance Documents.” The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee meets at least quarterly and met eight times during 2015. For additional information, see “Audit and Risk Oversight Committee Report” below.

Our Board of Directors is charged with providing oversight of our risk management processes. The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management function on behalf of the Board. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee works closely with our Chief Risk Officer and other members of our enterprise risk management team. In addition to risk reporting to the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee, there is a Board Enterprise Risk Management Committee which meets approximately quarterly with the Chief Risk Officer and other members of management and receives a comprehensive report on enterprise risk management, including management’s assessment of risk exposures (including risks related to liquidity, operations, regulatory compliance and asset quality, among others), and the processes in place to monitor and control such risk exposures. At least annually, the Chief Risk Officer makes a presentation on enterprise risk management to the full Board.

In addition to the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee and the Board Enterprise Risk Management Committee, the other committees of the Board consider the risks within their areas of responsibility. For example, the Compensation Committee considers the risks that may be implicated by our compensation programs and meets with the Chief Risk Officer at least annually to discuss, evaluate and review an assessment of those risks. Similarly, the Bank’s Loan Committee evaluates credit risk and credit policy.

Compensation Committee .  The Compensation Committee is a joint committee of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank (referred to in this Proxy Statement as the “Compensation Committee”). Each of the Committee’s members must serve as a director of both the Company and the Bank and is jointly appointed by the Boards of the Company and the Bank.

The Compensation Committee consists of Eric A. Johnson (Chairman), John F. Biagas, W. Rand Cook, F. L. Garrett, III, Boris M. Gutin and Ira C. Harris, Ph.D., CPA, all of whom are members of the Company’s Board of Directors and meet the independence requirements of NASDAQ. The same individuals served on the Compensation Committee during 2015. The Compensation Committee establishes the compensation to be paid to the executive officers, with the exception of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for whom the Compensation Committee recommends compensation to be approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee (or authorized subcommittee) also administers all incentive and stock plans for the benefit of such officers and directors eligible to participate in such plans. The Committee met two times in 2015. The Compensation Committee operates under a Joint Charter adopted by the Company and Bank Boards. The Committee Charter is available to any shareholder upon request to the Corporate Secretary at Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. at P. O. Box 1455, 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560 and is available on the Company’s web page at www.evb.org under “Investor Relations — Governance Documents.” For additional information, see “Executive Compensation” below.

Enterprise Risk Management Committee.   The Enterprise Risk Management Committee was established in July 2014 in an effort to enhance the Board of Directors’ oversight responsibilities and to oversee a comprehensive enterprise risk management program.

The Enterprise Risk Management Committee oversees the Company’s enterprise risk management practices to help ensure that management has an ongoing process in place to identify, monitor and manage key risks in accordance with the strategic objectives and risk appetite statement approved by the Board of Directors. In addition, the Enterprise Risk Management Committee will assist the Board of Directors in:

The Enterprise Risk Management Committee is composed of W. Rand Cook (Chairman), F. L. Garrett, III, Eric A. Johnson, William L. Lewis and Leslie E. Taylor, CPA. The same individuals served on the Enterprise Risk Management Committee during 2015, with the exception that Charles R. Revere also served on the Enterprise Risk Management Committee until June 1, 2015. The Enterprise Risk Management Committee operates under a Charter adopted by the Board of Directors that is available on the Company’s web page at www.evb.org under “Investor Relations — Governance Documents.” The Enterprise Risk Management Committee met two times in 2015.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.   The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of five directors, Michael E. Fiore P.E. (Chairman), W. Rand Cook, W. Gerald Cox, William L. Lewis and Jay T. Thompson, III, all of whom meet the independence requirements of NASDAQ. The same individuals served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee during 2015, with the exception that Charles R. Revere, who also met the independence requirements of NASDAQ, also served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as Chairman until June 1, 2015. The Committee operates under a Charter adopted by the Board. The Committee Charter is available to any shareholder upon request to the Corporate Secretary at Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. at P. O. Box 1455, 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560 and is available on the Company’s web page at www.evb.org under “Investor Relations — Governance Documents.”

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to assist the Board in identifying qualified individuals to become directors, recommend to the Board qualified director nominees for election at the annual meeting of shareholders, ensure an appropriate structure and process for management succession, recommend the compensation to be paid to directors to the full Board for approval, and oversee annual self-evaluations by the Board. The committee considers, at a minimum, the following qualifications in recommending to the Board potential new directors, or the continued service of existing directors:

The Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria, no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees and the Committee has not established any “minimum criteria” for service on the Board of Directors, except that the Company’s bylaws provide that no individual who is 75 years of age or older and was not a director of the Company on March 15, 2007 shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors. The Committee may identify potential director candidates from a variety of sources, including members of the Board, management, consultants and other individuals likely to possess an understanding of the Company’s business and knowledge of suitable candidates; in addition, Mr. Gutin was selected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors pursuant to the securities purchase agreement between the Company and an affiliate of GCP Capital. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter does not set forth a formal policy regarding diversity, as noted above, the Committee will consider whether a director or potential director assists in achieving a diversity of background, specialized experience and perspective that reflects the needs of the Board of Directors at that time. The Committee believes that the background and qualifications of the directors, considered as a group, should provide a significant mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board to fulfill its responsibilities. For a discussion of the specific backgrounds and qualifications of the nominees for election as director named in this Proxy Statement, each of whom currently serves as a director, see Proposal One — Election of Directors — “Nominees for Election to Serve Until the 2017 Annual Meeting” on page 4 of this Proxy Statement.

Common shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors may nominate one or more persons for election as director(s) at an annual meeting, if the shareholder gives timely notice, in proper form, of his or her intent to make such nomination. To be timely for the 2017 annual meeting, the notice must be received within the time frame set forth in “Shareholder Proposals for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders” on page 58 of this Proxy Statement. To be in proper form, the notice must include the nominee’s written consent to be named as a nominee and to serve, if elected, and information about the shareholder making the nomination and the person nominated for election. These requirements are more fully described in Article I, Section 1.6, of the Company’s bylaws, a copy of which will be provided, without charge, to any shareholder upon written request to the Corporate Secretary whose address is Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., P. O. Box 1455, 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560. A nominee who fails to meet all state and federal banking regulatory requirements cannot serve as a director of the Company.

While the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a formal procedure for common shareholders to submit recommendations, the Committee will consider recommendations from common shareholders for candidates to serve on the Board of Directors. Such recommendations should be submitted in writing and should include the name, address and telephone number of the recommended candidate, along with a brief statement of the candidate’s qualifications to serve as a director. All such shareholder recommendations should be submitted to the Corporate Secretary at the address provided above, and must be received no later than January 1, 2017 in order to be considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for the annual election of directors in 2017. Any candidates recommended by a

common shareholder will be reviewed and considered in the same manner as all other director candidates considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for election by the Company’s common shareholders.

As provided in its Charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee must submit a report of any Committee meeting at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, and make recommendations to the Board regarding qualified director candidates for election. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met two times in 2015.

Independence of the Directors

With the assistance of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors conducts an annual evaluation of the independence of each director, as independence is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards and the SEC. The Board has determined that all currently-serving non-employee directors (that is, all directors other than Mr. Shearin), who comprise a majority of the Company’s Board, satisfy the independence requirements as defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. In addition, the Board determined that Charles R. Revere satisfied the independence requirements as defined by the NASDAQ listing standards at all times during 2015 prior to his death on June 1, 2015. In reaching these conclusions, the Board considered that the Company and the Bank provide services to, have relationships with, and otherwise conduct business with, companies of which certain members of the Board or members of their immediate families are or were directors, officers or managers.

Based on its evaluation, the Board of Directors concluded that none of our non-employee directors, or their immediate family members, employers or other associated parties, are engaged in relationships with us that would jeopardize their independence as defined by the NASDAQ listing standards. The transactions listed below are in addition to the discussion under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” which is included later in this Proxy Statement. The Board considered the following transactions between us and certain of our directors or their affiliates to determine whether such director was independent:

Executive Sessions

Non-employee directors meet periodically outside of regularly scheduled Board meetings. Mr. Cook serves as chairman for these executive sessions.

Code of Ethics

The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Ethics for all directors, officers and staff of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Code of Ethics is designed to promote honest and ethical conduct, proper disclosure of financial information in the Company’s periodic reports, and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations by the Company’s senior officers who have financial responsibilities. The Code of Ethics is available on the Company’s web page at www.evb.org under “Investor Relations — Governance Documents.”

Annual Meeting Attendance

The Board of Directors does not have a policy regarding attendance by Board members at annual shareholders’ meetings. However, the Company encourages Board members to attend the annual meeting of shareholders. At the annual meeting held on May 21, 2015, all fourteen of the Company’s then-serving directors were in attendance.

Communications with Directors

Any director may be contacted by writing c/o Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., P.O. Box 1455, 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560. Communications to the non-employee directors as a group, or to the entire Board of Directors, may be sent to the same address, c/o the Secretary of the Company. The Company promptly refers, unopened, all individually addressed correspondence to the indicated directors and refers, unopened, all correspondence addressed to the non-employee directors or to the entire Board of Directors to Mr. Cook, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

During 2016, each non-employee director will receive $750 for each Bank Board meeting attended and $450 for each committee meeting attended. The Chairman of the Bank’s Board, who also serves as the Chairman of the Company’s Board, will receive an additional $750 per month retainer. Each member of the Bank’s loan committee will receive $225 for each teleconference of the loan committee between regularly scheduled loan committee meetings. For meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Bank’s Board of Directors, directors will continue to be permitted one paid absence per year. Directors will not receive additional compensation for executive sessions held as part of Company Board or Bank Board meetings. Total director fees paid by the Bank were $168,360 in 2015.

Each non-employee director of the Bank’s Board will also receive an annual retainer in the form of a July 1 grant of unrestricted shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to $15,000, based on the closing price of the common stock on the date of the grant and prorated to the time served.

Director Compensation for 2015

Name		Earned Fees or Paid in Cash ($)				Stock Awards ($)				Total ($)
			(1) (2)				(3)
John F. Biagas		$	10,850			$	3,155			$	14,005
W. Rand Cook			23,900				3,155				27,055
W. Gerald Cox			18,200				3,155				21,355
F. L. Garrett, III			13,550				3,155				16,705
Michael E. Fiore, P.E.			13,700				3,155				16,855
Boris M. Gutin			11,000				3,155				14,155
Ira C. Harris, Ph.D., CPA			13,200				3,155				16,355
Eric A. Johnson			14,600				3,155				17,755
W. Leslie Kilduff, Jr.			14,450				3,155				17,605
William L. Lewis (4)			14,400				3,155				17,555
Charles R. Revere (5)			5,600				—				5,600
Leslie E. Taylor, CPA			15,200				3,155				18,355
Jay T. Thompson, III			9,800				3,155				12,955

OWNERSHIP OF STOCK

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of April 1, 2016 by each beneficial owner of more than 5.0% of the Company’s common stock, based on currently available Schedules 13D and 13G and amendments thereto filed with the SEC and other information available to the Company.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner		Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership				Percent of Class (1)
Castle Creek Capital Partners IV, LP 6051 El Tordo Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067			1,061,225	(2)			8.11	%
EJF Capital LLC 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 410 Arlington, VA 22201			660,784	(3)			5.05	%
GCP III EVB LLC 600 Lexington Ave., 31 st Floor New York, NY 10022			1,122,756	(4)			8.58	%
Wellington Management Company, LLP 280 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210			1,140,715	(5)			8.71	%

(1)

Based on 13,093,135 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on April 1, 2016.

(2)

Based on Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed by Castle Creek Capital Partners IV, LP (“Castle Creek”), Castle Creek Capital IV LLC, John M. Eggemeyer III, J. Mikesell Thomas, Mark G. Merlo and John T. Pietrzak on November 9, 2015. Castle Creek and Castle Creek Capital IV LLC have sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of 1,061,225 shares of common stock. As managing principals of Castle Creek Capital IV LLC, Mr. Eggemeyer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Merlo and Mr. Pietrzak may be deemed to share power to vote 1,061,225 shares of common stock and may be deemed to share power to dispose of 1,061,225 shares of common stock. Castle Creek also owns 4,048,670 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, which is convertible into shares of common stock in connection with certain transfers of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock or if the Company’s Board of Directors has approved such conversion, subject to certain restrictions based on the beneficial ownership of the holder of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Castle Creek does not currently have the right to acquire such common stock and does not have voting or investment power over such common stock. Castle Creek and its affiliates are subject to a passivity agreement with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which is filed as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D. Both Castle Creek entities, Mr. Eggemeyer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Merlo and Mr. Pietrzak share the contact address listed in the table above.

(3)

Based on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed by EJF Capital LLC on February 12, 2016, as of December 31, 2015, EJF Financial Services Fund, LP is the record owner of 613,158 shares of common stock. EJF Financial Services GP, LLC serves as the general partner of EJF Financial Services Fund, LP and an investment manager of certain affiliates for it and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock of which EJF Financial Services Fund, LP is the record owner. EJF Capital LLC is the sole member of each of EJF Financial Services GP, LLC and EJF Financial Opportunities GP, LLC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock of which such entities may share beneficial ownership. EJF Capital LLC also serves as the investment manager of a managed account, and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 47,626 shares of common stock of which the managed account is the record owner. Emanuel J. Friedman is the controlling member of EJF Capital LLC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock over which EJF Capital LLC may share beneficial ownership. All EJF entities noted above and Mr. Friedman share the contact address listed in the table above.

Security Ownership of Management

The following table sets forth, as of April 1, 2016, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, by each of the current members of the Board of Directors, by each of the executive officers named in the “Summary Compensation Table” below and by all current directors and executive officers as a group. Beneficial ownership includes shares, if any, held in the name of the spouse, minor children or other relatives of a director living in such person’s home, as well as shares, if any, held in the name of another person under an arrangement whereby the director or executive officer can vest title in himself or herself at once or at some future time. All of the directors and executive officers receive mail at the Company’s principal executive office at 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560.

		Common Stock								Series B Preferred Stock
Name		Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)				Percent of Class (2)				Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)				Percent of Class (20)
Directors:
John F. Biagas			51,918	(3)				*			—					*
W. Rand Cook			19,316	(4)				*			—					*
W. Gerald Cox			20,013	(5)				*			—					*
Michael E. Fiore, P.E.			11,501					*			—					*
F. L. Garrett, III			32,562	(6)				*			—					*
Boris M. Gutin			19,375	(7)				*			—					*
Ira C. Harris, Ph.D., CPA			9,854	(8)				*			—					*
Eric A. Johnson			36,298	(9)				*			—					*
W. Leslie Kilduff, Jr.			51,554					*			—					*
William L. Lewis			11,511	(10)				*			—					*
Joe A. Shearin			107,229	(11)				*			—					*
Leslie E. Taylor, CPA			10,845	(12)				*			—					*
Jay T. Thompson, III			68,876	(13)				*			—					*
Non-Director Named Executive Officers:
Mark C. Hanna			13,999	(14)				*			—					*
Joseph H. James, Jr.			31,308	(15)				*			—					*
J. Adam Sothen			24,923	(16)				*			—					*
Douglas R. Taylor			23,499	(17)				*			—					*
James S. Thomas			31,532	(18)				*			—					*
All directors and executive officers as a group (21 persons)			622,811	(19)			4.76	%			—					*

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section l6(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), requires directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Company’s common stock to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Such persons are also required to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16 forms they file.

Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the Company, or written representations that no other reports were required, the Company believes that its officers and directors complied with all such filing requirements under Section 16(a) during 2015, with the following exceptions: Mr. Gutin reported four dividend reinvestment transactions late on a Form 4, Mr. Biagas reported one transaction late on a Form 4 and Mrs. Emery filed her initial ownership report on Form 3 late.

Restrictions on Pledging and Hedging Transactions

The Company has adopted an insider trading policy that limits the types and timing of transactions in the Company’s securities by the Company’s directors and executive officers. This policy prohibits these individuals from engaging in hedging transactions (including forward sales contracts) to lock in the value of the Company’s securities held by them, and from holding any such securities in a margin account or pledging any such securities as collateral for a loan. These prohibitions limit short-term or speculative transactions and thereby emphasize the importance of maintaining a long-term ownership position in the Company. Limited exceptions from these prohibitions for a hedging transaction may be granted by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and for a pledging transaction may be granted by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Introduction

Below is a discussion of the philosophy, the strategy and the major details of our approach to compensating executive management. This approach has been developed under the direction and oversight of the Compensation Committee, with assistance from an independent compensation consultant and with input from management.

Our executive management is expected to design and execute our business plan that emphasizes prudent risk and asset quality management to lead to superior returns for our shareholders. Following this discussion, you will find tables containing detailed information concerning compensation earned or paid for 2015 and prior years to our “named executive officers.”

The Company had three other executive officers, Bruce T. Brockwell, Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking of the Bank, Dianna B. Emery, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Bank and Ann-Cabell Williams, Executive Vice President and Retail Executive (or “REO”) of the Bank, during 2015. The discussion below is intended to help you understand the information provided in tables that follow and provide context for our overall executive compensation program.

Objective

The primary objective of our executive compensation program, as stated by our Executive Compensation Philosophy and Strategy, as reviewed, revised and restated in 2014, is to assure that we have competent and motivated executive management to lead the Company. To accomplish this objective, we must provide competitive levels of compensation to attract, retain and reward outstanding executives. The banking industry is very competitive, and excellent leadership is vital to design and execute our business plan. To that end, we believe that:

Discussion of Our Approach

Our general approach is to provide executive compensation consistent with promoting shareholder value, with an emphasis on prudent risk and asset quality management. To this end, the Compensation Committee designs compensation plans and incentives to link the financial interests of the Company’s executive officers to the interests of shareholders, to support the Company’s long-term goals, to tie compensation to the Company’s performance and to attract, retain and motivate talented leadership. The Committee has retained CT Executive Benefits Group (“CTEBG”), formerly an affiliate of the Titan Group, LLC (“Titan”), as an independent

compensation consultant, to assist it in developing and administering its executive compensation program. CTEBG also provides consulting services to the Bank related to the Bank’s bank-owned life insurance policies, for which the Bank typically pays less than $6,000 annually. The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of CTEBG under applicable SEC and NASDAQ rules and concluded that the advice it receives from CTEBG is objective and not influenced by other relationships that could be viewed as conflicts of interest.

The Compensation Committee operates under a Charter which was updated and adopted in 2014 by the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, which outlines the Committee’s duties and authority, and is guided by an Executive Compensation Philosophy and Strategy statement which provides an overall blueprint for developing and administering executive compensation programs. In addition, beginning in 2009 and continuing until October 21, 2013, as a result of the Company’s participation in the United States Department of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program, commonly known as “TARP,” the Committee and the Company had to comply with legal and contractual terms affecting the executive compensation process (the “TARP Regulations”). The TARP Regulations generally ceased to apply following the termination of the Company’s participation in TARP in October 2013, except that compensation paid during the TARP period to certain executives and highly compensated employees remains subject to a “clawback” or repayment requirement in certain circumstances and the Company must continue to apply the TARP $500,000 federal income tax deduction limitation to compensation attributable to services provided by certain executives during the TARP period until all such compensation has been completely paid out to the executive.

Consideration of Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

When reviewing executive compensation policies and setting compensation, the Compensation Committee pays close attention to advisory votes by shareholders to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. At last year’s annual meeting, approximately 98% of shares voted were cast in favor of our approach to executive compensation. The Compensation Committee acknowledges the broad support of our shareholders and continues to apply the principles described above and below in pursuit of a pay-for-performance culture.

At the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, approximately 95% of shares voted were cast in favor of a frequency of “every one year” for conducting an advisory vote on our executive compensation. The Company, therefore, has decided to include an advisory vote on executive compensation every year. Following the 2016 Annual Meeting, the next advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation will occur at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Principles that Guide Executive Compensation

We rely upon the following principles in structuring compensation arrangements for our executive officers:

American National Bankshares Inc.
C & F Financial Corporation
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
Middleburg Financial Corporation
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc.
National Bankshares, Inc.
Old Point Financial Corporation
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Valley Financial Corporation
Xenith Bankshares, Inc.

For 2016, Valley Financial Corporation was removed from the peer group because it was acquired, and Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. was added because it has a similar geographic footprint and business model despite its larger size.

For our executive management, we believe that total compensation should be near the 50 ^th percentile of our peer group.

Elements of Compensation

The Company uses the following elements of compensation and benefits to recruit, retain and reward its key executives:

As a result of improving financial performance and to recognize the contributions of executive management for this improvement, the Committee accepted Mr. Shearin’s recommendation for a 4 or 5% merit increase for salaries of executive management (other than himself) in 2015. The Committee also recommended and the Board of Directors in executive session approved a 5% merit increase to Mr. Shearin’s salary for 2015. These base salary increases became effective March 1, 2015.

At the beginning of the year the target amount of bonus for each executive officer under the Annual Bonus Plan is set by the Committee for the CEO, and recommended by the CEO and approved by the Committee for other members of executive management. Also at the beginning of the year, the performance metrics and the weighting for each such metric is set by the Committee for the CEO, and recommended by the CEO and approved by the Committee for other members of executive

management. As approved by the Committee for 2015, the Annual Bonus Plan incorporates the following performance metrics and establishes performance objectives for these metrics: risk management, financial reporting, budget compliance, asset quality, asset growth, net income growth and critical factors. The weighting of the performance metrics, as approved by the Committee, varies among members of executive management.

After each completed year, performance against the Annual Bonus Plan’s performance metrics and objectives is evaluated by the Committee for the CEO’s performance, and by the CEO for performance of all other participants. The CEO proposes bonus payments under the Annual Bonus Plan for all participants other than himself, and the Committee reviews the performance of each participant and determines and approves all bonus payments under the Annual Bonus Plan. Although the calculation of a bonus is based on analysis of performance against the specific goals under the Annual Bonus Plan, the Committee retains ultimate discretion to pay higher or lower bonuses than what would be earned based on performance with regard to the performance objectives, or to pay no bonuses to participants for a particular performance year.

As described below under the heading “Employment Agreements,” in connection with his hiring, Mr. Hanna received a cash retention bonus of $150,000, payable in three annual installments of $50,000 on each of November 15, 2015, 2016, and 2017, provided that Mr. Hanna remains an employee of the Company on the applicable payment date for each installment. Mr. Hanna will first be eligible to participate in the Annual Bonus Plan in 2018, after the final installment of the cash retention bonus has been paid.

The table below presents the target bonus amount for each named executive officer other than Mr. Hanna under the Annual Bonus Plan as approved by the Committee for 2015. At its meeting in March, 2016, the Committee, after reviewing competitive comparable positions, retroactively approved a target bonus amount of 35% of base salary for Mr. Shearin for 2015 and for 2016.

		Target Bonus, as a % of Base Salary*
Joe A. Shearin			35
J. Adam Sothen			15
Joseph H. James, Jr.			15
Douglas R. Taylor			15
James S. Thomas			15

The table below presents the performance metrics for each named executive officer that were approved by the Committee for 2015. Under the Annual Bonus Plan, an executive’s performance may result in partial credit for a particular performance metric if a target performance objective is not met, or may result in more than 100% credit for a particular performance metric in the case of superior performance that exceeds the relevant target performance objective (subject to the Annual Bonus Plan’s maximum cap on bonus amounts to any participant of 25% (or, 35% in the case of Mr. Shearin) of the participant’s salary).

		Percent Weighting by Position
Metric		CEO				COO				CFO				CCO				REO
Risk management			15				15				15				15				15
Financial reporting			5				—				20				—				—
Budget compliance			15				15				10				10				15
Asset quality			20				15				10				25				10
Asset growth			15				15				10				15				15
Net income growth			15				15				15				15				20
Critical factors			15				25				20				20				25
			100				100				100				100				100

Target performance objectives for 2015 for each of the performance metrics listed above was:

After reviewing 2015 performance against the performance objectives and analyzing achievement levels for the relevant performance metrics, including considering Mr. Shearin’s recommendations for the other participants in the Annual Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee awarded bonuses to our named executive officers that approached each such executive’s target bonus opportunity for 2015. For more information on amounts paid for 2015 performance pursuant to the Annual Bonus Plan, see the Summary Compensation Table below.

In 2007, our shareholders approved the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (“2007 Equity Compensation Plan”) which authorizes the granting of up to 400,000 shares of Company common stock pursuant to grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, common stock, restricted stock, performance shares, incentive awards and stock units. As of December 31, 2015, there were 225,642 shares still available to be granted as awards under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan. If the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan proposed in Proposal Three is approved by shareholders, no additional awards will be granted under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan, but our named executive officers will be eligible to receive awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan going forward.

For 2015, the Committee awarded restricted stock grants that are 50% based on time vesting and 50% based on performance vesting, in each case subject to earlier forfeiture or accelerated vesting under circumstances described in the award agreement.

Higher of EPS or ROA Ranking		Vesting Percentage of the Performance Vested Shares
60 th percentile and above			100%
50 th percentile up to but excluding 60 th percentile			50%
below 50 th percentile			0%

The Committee will determine the extent to which the performance for calendar year 2017 is achieved. If any financial institution included in the peer group is acquired or otherwise changes its structure or business prior to December 31, 2017 such that it is no longer reasonably comparable to the Company (as determined by the Committee), the Committee may eliminate such financial institution from the peer group in determining performance. In the case of any such elimination, the Committee may, but is not required to, replace the eliminated financial institution with another financial institution which it considers reasonably comparable to the Company.

Mr. Hanna did not receive a restricted stock award in 2015 in light of his limited employment period with the Company in 2014. As noted below, in connection with his hiring, Mr. Hanna received a restricted stock award of 3,242 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan on November 20, 2014, vesting 50% on November 15, 2015, and 50% on November 15, 2016.

Subject to accelerated vesting under circumstances described in each award agreement, the shares subject to grants will be forfeited, to the extent not yet vested, if the executive’s employment terminates prior to a vesting date.

For awards granted to the Company’s named executive officers in 2012 and 2013, accelerated vesting will occur in the event of an executive’s retirement at or after age 65 with the consent of the Board of Directors (or its delegee) when “cause” for termination is not present or in the event of a “change of control” provided the executive has remained employed through the date of the change of control.

For awards granted to the Company’s named executive officers in 2014 and 2015, accelerated vesting will occur in the event of an executive’s retirement at or after age 65 with the consent of the Board of Directors (or its delegee) when “cause” for termination is not present, in the event of a “change of control” provided the executive has remained employed through the date of the change of control, or in the event of termination of employment due to the executive’s death or “disability.” The precise definitions of the terms “cause”, “change of control” and “disability” are set forth in each respective award agreement.

For the Company’s named executive officers who have employment agreements, the term “cause” as used in an award agreement has the meaning set forth in the executive’s employment agreement. For the Company’s named executive officers who do not have employment agreements, the term

“cause” as used in an award agreement would generally include the executive’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or a final cease-and-desist order, conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or misappropriation of the Company’s assets (determined on a reasonable basis) or those of its subsidiaries or other affiliates.

For all outstanding restricted stock awards to the Company’s named executive officers, a change of control would generally occur if certain individuals, entities or groups gain control of 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, or if the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors changes during any period of two consecutive years such that the individuals constituting a majority of the Board of Directors at the beginning of the period no longer constitute the majority of the Board of Directors at the end of the period, unless each new director was approved by at least two-thirds of the incumbent directors.

For the Company’s named executive officers who have employment agreements, the term “disability” as used in an award agreement has the meaning set forth in the executive’s employment agreement. For the Company’s named executive officers who do not have employment agreements, the term “disability” as used in an award agreement has the meaning set forth for purposes of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which generally includes a serious medical condition that prevents an individual from engaging in any substantial gainful activity.

The 2014 and 2015 restricted stock grants are subject to clawback by the Company, in accordance with any Company clawback policy that may be adopted from time to time or any applicable law.

Stock Ownership and Retention Policy.   At its November 5, 2015 meeting the Committee approved and adopted a Stock Ownership and Retention Policy under which senior executives of the Company (Executive Vice Presidents or higher) will in the future be expected to hold shares of Company stock at least equal in value to their base salaries from time to time. The purpose of the Policy is to assure that senior executives are “invested” in the Company and that financial interests align with those of non-employee shareholders. Generally, stock purchased in the open market or held in a brokerage account, shares held in trust for or owned by an executive, his or her spouse or dependent children, shares resulting from the exercise of options and vested, as well as unvested, shares that were awarded under a time-vesting schedule will count as being held under the Policy. Unexercised stock options and grants of performance-based shares that have not vested will not count as being held.

The Policy does not establish a time period for attaining these guidelines but does require that until the designated ownership level is met, all net shares resulting from the exercise of options, restricted or performance stock or other equity grants received from the Company shall be retained by the covered executive.

The Company has entered into an employment agreement with each of Joe A. Shearin, James S. Thomas and Mark C. Hanna. The Company’s employment agreement with Joseph H. James terminated on July 15, 2015, in connection with Mr. James’ retirement from his position as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank. The Company has no other employment agreements with its named executive officers.

Employment Agreement with Mr. Shearin .  The Company and Mr. Shearin are parties to an amended and restated employment agreement effective January 1, 2008, which was further amended on March 19, 2015. Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement provides for him to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer and provides for a base salary, which may be increased by the Board of

Directors in its discretion, and such other bonuses as are approved by the Board of Directors in its discretion. Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement provides for a rolling three-year term, unless either party provides written notice that the employment term should not be renewed and extended.

Under his employment agreement, Mr. Shearin’s employment may be terminated by the Company with or without cause. If Mr. Shearin resigns for “good reason” or his employment is terminated without “cause”, as those terms are defined in his employment agreement, however, he is entitled to receive a monthly payment equal to one-twelfth his rate of annual base salary in effect immediately preceding such termination for 36 months, to receive out-placement services for up to two years, including job search services, paid for by the Company up to a total of $10,000, and to receive continuing health insurance benefits for himself and his dependents, with such premiums paid by the Company (the “health insurance continuation benefit”). On March 19, 2015, Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement was amended to increase the duration of the health insurance continuation benefit from 18 months to 36 months following termination of Mr. Shearin’s employment.

If Mr. Shearin resigns for good reason or his employment is terminated without cause within one year after a “change of control” (as defined in the employment agreement), he will also be entitled to a lump sum severance payment approximately equal to the excess, if any, of 299% of his annualized cash compensation for a period that precedes the change of control as determined under the Code, over the total amount of his termination compensation described above. The March 19, 2015 amendment to Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement also added a new termination provision that allows us to terminate Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement unilaterally in connection with a change of control and pay out the value of all benefits under the employment agreement in a lump sum, as allowed by Section 409A of the Code.

If Mr. Shearin’s employment terminates due to his death, the Company will pay to his estate the compensation, including salary and any accrued bonus, that otherwise would have been payable to Mr. Shearin through the end of the month in which his death occurs. If Mr. Shearin’s employment is terminated due to “disability” (as defined in the employment agreement) or for cause, he is not entitled to receive compensation or other benefits under his employment agreement.

Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement also contains a confidentiality provision without a time limit and a covenant not to compete that is in effect during his employment and for twelve months after the termination of his employment, provided that the covenant not to compete ceases to apply in the event of a change of control. If Mr. Shearin breaches the confidentiality provision or the covenant not to compete, or engages in a competitive business at any time while he is receiving the salary continuation benefit, he will have no right to further post-termination payments or benefits provided by his employment agreement.

Employment Agreement with Mr. Thomas .  The Company and Mr. Thomas are parties to an amended and restated employment agreement effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Thomas’ employment agreement provides for him to serve as an executive officer and provides for a base salary, which may be increased by the Board of Directors in its discretion, and such other bonuses as are approved by the Board of Directors in its discretion. Mr. Thomas’ employment agreement provides for a one-year term, with an automatic one-year extension each December 31, unless either party provides prior written notice that the employment term should not be renewed and extended.

Under his employment agreement, Mr. Thomas’ employment may be terminated by the Company with or without cause. If Mr. Thomas resigns for “good reason” or his employment is terminated without “cause”, as those terms are defined in his employment agreement, however, he is entitled to receive termination compensation equal to one-twelfth of his annual base salary then in effect in each month for the remainder of the term of his employment agreement.

If Mr. Thomas resigns for good reason or his employment is terminated without cause within one year after a “change of control” (as defined in the employment agreement), he will also be entitled to a lump sum severance payment approximately equal to the excess, if any, of 299% of his

annualized cash compensation for a period that precedes the change of control as determined under the Code, over the total amount of his termination compensation described above.

If Mr. Thomas’ employment terminates due to his death, the Company will pay to his estate the compensation, including salary and any accrued bonus, that otherwise would have been payable to Mr. Thomas through the end of the month in which his death occurs. If Mr. Thomas’ employment is terminated due to “disability” (as defined in the employment agreement) or for cause, he is not entitled to receive compensation or other benefits under his employment agreement.

Mr. Thomas’ employment agreement also contains a confidentiality provision without a time limit and a covenant not to compete that is in effect during his employment and for twelve months after the termination of his employment, provided that the covenant not to compete ceases to apply in the event of a change of control. If Mr. Thomas breaches the confidentiality provision or the covenant not to compete, or engages in a competitive business at any time while he is receiving the termination compensation, he will have no right to further post-termination payments provided by his employment agreement.

Employment Agreement with Mr. Hanna .  The Company and Mr. Hanna are parties to an employment agreement effective November 20, 2014. Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement provides for him to serve as our Executive Vice President and Regional Executive and provides for a base salary, which may be increased by the Board of Directors in its discretion. The initial term of Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement ends December 31, 2016, with an automatic one-year extension each December 31 beginning December 31, 2016, unless either party provides written notice at least 30 days prior to the end of the term that the employment term should not be renewed and extended.

As provided in Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement, the Company amended its supplemental retirement plan, effective November 20, 2014, to include Mr. Hanna as a participant on the terms described in Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement. The supplemental retirement plan and the benefits thereunder are described further below under the heading “Supplemental Retirement Benefit.”

Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement provides for an equity award bonus and a cash retention bonus. As provided in Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement, the Company granted to Mr. Hanna a restricted stock award in the amount of 3,242 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan on November 20, 2014. Of the 3,242 shares granted, 50% vested on November 15, 2015, and the remaining 50% will vest on November 15, 2016, subject to earlier forfeiture or accelerated vesting under the circumstances described in the award agreement. Mr. Hanna is also entitled to a cash retention bonus equal to $150,000, payable in three equal annual installments of $50,000 on each of November 15, 2015, 2016, and 2017, provided that Mr. Hanna remains an employee of the Company on the applicable payment date for each installment. The first installment of the retention bonus was paid to Mr. Hanna on November 15, 2015. Mr. Hanna is entitled to such other bonuses as are approved by the Board of Directors in its discretion.

Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement also provides that the Company will reimburse him for annual membership dues at a golf and country club.

Under his employment agreement, Mr. Hanna’s employment may be terminated by the Company with or without cause. If Mr. Hanna resigns for “good reason” or his employment is terminated without “cause”, as those terms are defined in his employment agreement, however, he is entitled to receive termination compensation equal to one-twelfth of his annual base salary then in effect in each month for the remainder of the term of his employment agreement. The calculation of Mr. Hanna’s termination compensation may also include bonus amounts, if any, only if the Company includes such bonus amounts for other members of executive management at the time of termination.

If Mr. Hanna resigns for good reason or his employment is terminated without cause within one year after a “change of control” (as defined in the employment agreement), instead of the termination compensation described above, he will be entitled to a lump sum severance payment equal to two times the total of his annual base salary and most recent annual bonus, if any, on the date of

termination, or, if higher, on the date immediately prior to the change of control, provided, however, that the calculation of Mr. Hanna’s severance payment will include bonus amounts, if any, only if the Company includes such bonus amounts for other members of executive management at the time of a change of control.

If Mr. Hanna’s employment terminates due to his death, the Company will pay to his estate the compensation, including salary and any accrued bonus, that otherwise would have been payable to Mr. Hanna through the end of the month in which his death occurs. If Mr. Hanna’s employment is terminated due to “disability” (as defined in the employment agreement) or for cause, he is not entitled to receive compensation or other benefits under his employment agreement.

Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement also contains a confidentiality provision that is in effect for five years after termination ceases, or for such longer period, if any, as the information is entitled to protection as a trade secret, and a covenant not to compete that is in effect during his employment and for twelve months after the termination of his employment, provided that the covenant not to compete ceases to apply in the event of a change of control. If Mr. Hanna breaches the confidentiality provision or the covenant not to compete, or engages in a competitive business at any time while he is receiving the termination compensation, he will have no right to further post-termination payments provided by his employment agreement.

The employment agreement for each executive provides that, in all circumstances, any amounts paid by the Company pursuant to the employment agreement will be limited to one dollar less than the maximum amount deductible under Section 280G of the Code. Please see additional information set forth below under the heading “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control.”

The precise definitions of the terms “good reason”, “cause”, “change of control” and “disability” are set forth in the employment agreement for each executive.

An executive will generally have good reason to terminate his employment under his employment agreement if the Company (or any successor) negatively changes certain important aspects of the executive’s employment without his consent, including his authority, responsibility or salary, moves the executive’s principal office outside certain geographical areas, or fails to comply with any material term of the employment agreement. Mr. Shearin would also have good reason to terminate his employment if the Company removes him from or fails to re-elect him to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reduces his fringe benefits, or fails to require any successor to the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform the obligations under Mr. Shearin’s employment agreement. For Mr. Hanna and Mr. Thomas, good reason to terminate employment would not exist unless the executive has notified the Company of the condition giving rise to good reason and the Company has failed to remedy the condition.

Termination for cause under each employment agreement would generally include the executive’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or a final cease-and-desist order, conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, misappropriation of the Company’s assets (determined on a reasonable basis) or those of its subsidiaries or other affiliates, or material breach by the executive of any other provision of the employment agreement. Under Mr. Hanna’s employment agreement, the Company would not have cause to terminate his employment for an intentional failure to perform stated duties or a material breach of the employment agreement unless the Company has notified Mr. Hanna of the existence of such condition and Mr. Hanna has failed to remedy the condition.

A change of control under each employment agreement would generally occur if certain individuals, entities or groups gain control of 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, except as a result of certain transactions initiated by the Company or approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, or if the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors changes as a result of certain transactions or business combinations such that the individuals constituting a majority of

the Board of Directors before the transaction or business combination no longer constitute the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company or its successor within a certain period after the transaction or business combination.

Under each employment agreement, an executive would be determined to be disabled if the condition satisfies the definition of disability in the disability insurance policy maintained by the Company for the executive’s benefit or if a physician determines that the condition constitutes a total and permanent disability, whichever is more favorable to the executive. The Company may terminate the executive’s employment 90 days after giving notice to the executive that the Company has determined the executive is disabled for purposes of the employment agreement and intends to terminate his employment for reason of disability, unless the executive returns to the full-time performance of his essential job functions within the 90-day period.

We amended the supplemental retirement plan in 2014 to include Mr. Hanna, who was a participant in a similar plan sponsored by Virginia Company Bank before we acquired that bank in 2014. For Mr. Hanna, the plan provides for a benefit of $3,333 per month for 200 months beginning on the first day of the month following a termination of employment at or after age 65. Full vesting occurs only at age 65, with graduated vesting of approximately 5% for each year of service after age 46. If Mr. Hanna terminates employment at or after age 62 but before age 65, he will receive the vested percentage of his normal retirement benefit paid in equal monthly installments for 200 months beginning on the first day of the month following his termination of employment. If Mr. Hanna terminates employment before age 62, he will receive the vested percentage of his normal retirement benefit paid in a lump sum on the first day of the month following his attainment of age 62. There is no pre-retirement death benefit, but a beneficiary can be named to receive a lump sum payment after Mr. Hanna’s death equal to the value of the remaining amounts payable under the plan.

In the event an executive becomes “disabled” (as defined in the plan) while employed by the Company, the supplemental retirement plan provides that the executive will receive the vested percentage of his normal retirement benefit based on his age on the date he becomes disabled. For Mr. Shearin, the disability benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments over a

15-year period beginning on the first day of the month following the date he becomes disabled. For Mr. Hanna, the disability benefit will be paid in equal monthly installments for 200 months beginning on the first day of the month following the date he becomes disabled. A participant in the plan would be determined to be disabled if he cannot engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a serious medical condition, or if the executive has been receiving benefits as a result of such serious medical condition for at least three months under an accident and health plan maintained by the Company.

The normal retirement benefit for each of Mr. Shearin and Mr. Hanna will fully vest on the date of a “change of control” (as defined in the plan). Under the supplemental retirement plan, a change of control would generally occur if certain individuals, entities or groups gain control of 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, except as a result of certain transactions initiated by the Company or approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, or if the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors changes as a result of certain transactions or business combinations such that the individuals constituting a majority of the Board of Directors before the transaction or business combination no longer constitute the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company or its successor within a certain period after the transaction or business combination.

The Committee reviewed the supplemental retirement plan in 2015 and made no changes.

The precise definitions of the terms “cause”, “change of control” and “constructive discharge” are set forth in the executive severance plan.

Termination for cause under the executive severance plan would generally include the executive’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or a final cease-and-desist order, conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, misappropriation of the Company’s assets (determined on a reasonable basis) or the Bank’s assets, death, or disability as defined in a long-term disability insurance policy maintained by the Company or the Bank for the executive’s benefit.

Under the executive severance plan, a change of control would generally occur if certain individuals, entities or groups gain control of 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, except as a result of certain transactions initiated by the Company or approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, or if the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors changes as a result

of certain transactions or business combinations such that the individuals constituting a majority of the Board of Directors before the transaction or business combination no longer constitute the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company or its successor within a certain period after the transaction or business combination.

Under the executive severance plan, a constructive discharge would generally occur if the Company materially reduces the executive’ base compensation, authority, duties or responsibility or materially changes the geographic location of the executive’s office. A constructive discharge would not occur unless the executive has notified the Company of the condition giving rise to the constructive discharge and the Company has failed to remedy the condition.

Conclusion

During 2016, we anticipate that the Compensation Committee, with assistance from its independent consultant, will continue its ongoing administration and evaluation of our executive compensation approach consistent with our philosophy which aligns with our business plan.

The Compensation Committee

Eric A. Johnson, Chairman
John F. Biagas
W. Rand Cook
F. L. Garrett, III
Boris M. Gutin
Ira C. Harris, Ph.D., CPA

Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Risk Management

The Company, under the guidance of the Compensation Committee, has reviewed the compensation policies and practices of the Company as they relate to risk management. This review included both executive officer and non-executive officer compensation policies and practices and factors in place to mitigate risk. In conducting the review, management focused on the risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies and practices and evaluated those risks in light of the Company’s operations and the internal compensation approval and compliance systems. The Company has determined that its policies and practices, including mitigating factors, are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Although the Company is no longer a participant in the Capital Purchase Program, the Compensation Committee decided to retain the position of Chief Risk Officer and to meet with the Company’s Chief Risk Officer to discuss, evaluate and review the Company’s compensation plans and the risks these plans pose to the Company. In connection with this risk review, the Compensation Committee will identify and limit or mitigate features in the Company’s compensation plans that could encourage the taking of unnecessary and excessive risks that pose risks to the Company (including behavior focused on short-term results rather than long-term value creation). In addition, the Committee will discuss, evaluate and review employee compensation plans and eliminate or mitigate features that could encourage the manipulation of reported earnings to enhance an employee’s compensation. These reviews are completed at least once a year.

For the review conducted during March 2016, the Committee evaluated the compensation plans discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” presented above, as well as several additional employee compensation arrangements that provide for variable cash compensation, bonus, commission or incentive payments to other employees. As a result of the risk and manipulation review, the Compensation Committee concluded that these plans do not encourage unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the value of the Company or the manipulation of reported earnings to enhance the compensation of any employee and determined that the potential risks arising from these plans are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Stock Incentive Plans

The Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan provided, and the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan provides for the granting of both incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards to executive officers, key employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. The terms of these plans were disclosed in the Company’s 2003 Proxy Statement for the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan as filed with the SEC on March 24, 2003 and the 2007 Proxy Statement for the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan as filed with the SEC on March 21, 2007.

As discussed in Proposal Three of this Proxy Statement, the Board has adopted, subject to shareholder approval, the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table presents information regarding possible payouts to each of the named executive officers under the Company’s Annual Bonus Plan for 2015 and grants of equity awards to the named executive officers during 2015. The Company did not make any option grants during 2015, but did grant 35,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan to our named executive officers during 2015. If approved by the shareholders, the Company will have the ability to issue equity compensation awards in the future under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards — 2015

						Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1)												Estimated Possible Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (2)												All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)				Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($) (3)
Name		Grant Date				Threshold ($)				Target ($)				Maximum ($)				Threshold (#)				Target (#)				Maximum (#)
Joe A. Shearin			—				—			$	121,317			$	121,317				—				—				—				—				—
			3/19/15				—				—				—				3,750				7,500				—				—			$	23,550
			3/19/15				—				—				—				—				—				—				7,500			$	47,100
J. Adam Sothen			—				—			$	23,614			$	39,357				—				—				—				—				—
			3/19/15				—				—				—				1,250				2,500				—				—			$	7,850
			3/19/15				—				—				—				—				—				—				2,500			$	15,700
Mark C. Hanna			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Joseph H. James, Jr.			—				—			$	29,551			$	49,252				—				—				—				—				—
			3/19/15				—				—				—				1,250				2,500				—				—			$	7,850
			3/19/15				—				—				—				—				—				—				2,500			$	15,700
Douglas R. Taylor			—				—			$	22,611			$	37,684				—				—				—				—				—
			3/19/15				—				—				—				1,250				2,500				—				—			$	7,850
			3/19/15				—				—				—				—				—				—				2,500			$	15,700
James S. Thomas			—				—			$	25,570			$	40,977				—				—				—				—				—
			3/19/15				—				—				—				1,250				2,500				—				—			$	7,850
			3/19/15				—				—				—				—				—				—				2,500			$	15,700

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table presents information regarding restricted stock that vested during 2015 for each of our named executive officers. None of the named executive officers exercised stock options during 2015.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested for 2015

		Option Awards								Stock Awards
Name		Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)				Value Realized on Exercise ($)				Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) (1)				Value Realized on Vesting ($) (2)
Joe A. Shearin			—			$	—				8,450			$	54,721
J. Adam Sothen			—			$	—				3,300			$	21,430
Mark C. Hanna			—			$	—				1,621			$	10,812
Joseph H. James, Jr.			—			$	—				3,700			$	23,910
Douglas R. Taylor			—			$	—				3,300			$	21,430
James S. Thomas			—			$	—				3,300			$	21,430

Pension Plan

The Company had a pension plan provided through the Virginia Bankers Association Insurance Trust. Until December 31, 2011, the plan was a defined benefit pension plan, and benefits were based on an employee’s final five year average salary at the time of retirement, normally at age 65. All active, full-time employees of the Company and its subsidiaries were eligible to participate in the plan through December 31, 2007 at age 21 with one year of service. Employees did not contribute to the plan, and a participant became 100% vested upon completion of five years of service. Employees of predecessor Hanover Bank as well as EVB Investments, Inc. became eligible to participate in the plan as of October 1, 2003. Directors who were full-time employees were eligible for participation. The Company amended the pension plan on January 28, 2008. Under the terms of the amended plan, balances under the plan were frozen on December 31, 2007 for all plan participants except that participants who were then age 55 or greater or had at least 10 years of service with the Company on October 1, 2007 would remain in the existing plan and receive future contributions. Balances for Messrs. Shearin, James and Thomas were frozen as of December 31, 2007. The plan was further amended February 28, 2011 to freeze the plan with no additional contributions for grandfathered participants. Benefits for all participants have remained frozen in the plan since such action was taken. Effective January 1, 2012, the plan was converted to a cash balance plan. Under a cash balance plan, participant benefits are stated as an account balance. An opening account balance was established for each plan participant based on the lump sum value of his or her accrued benefit as of December 31, 2011 in the original defined benefit pension plan. Each participant’s account will be credited with an “interest” credit each year. The interest rate for each year is determined as the average annual interest rate on the 2 year U.S. Treasury securities for the month of December preceding the plan year. The present value of the accumulated benefit as listed below was calculated by our pension actuaries Sageview Consulting Group, LLC based on the assumptions listed below:

The actuarial benefits for the named executive officers as of December 31, 2015 are presented in the table below:

Pension Benefits — Fiscal Year 2015

Name		Plan Name				Number of Years Credited Service (#) (1) (2)				Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)				Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($)
Joe A. Shearin				*			6			$	296,308				—
J. Adam Sothen				*			—				—				—
Mark C. Hanna				*			—				—				—
Joseph H. James, Jr.				*			7				239,155				—
Douglas R. Taylor				*			—				—				—
James S. Thomas				*			4				118,520				—

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The benefits under the supplemental executive retirement plan are discussed under the heading “Elements of Compensation” in the “Executive Compensation” section above.

The table below shows the accumulated benefit as of December 31, 2015 for the named executive officer under the supplemental executive retirement plan in effect at such time.

Pension Benefits — Fiscal Year 2015

Name		Plan Name				Number of Years Credited Service (1)				Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)				Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($)
Joe A. Shearin				*			7			$	686,158				—
Mark C. Hanna				*			1				13,492				—

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control

Our employment agreements and equity award agreements and certain other plans and programs in which our named executive officers participate provide for benefits or payments upon certain employment termination or change of control events. The benefits and payments payable upon certain termination or change of control events are discussed under the heading “Elements of Compensation” in the “Executive Compensation” section above, except to the extent a benefit or payment is available generally to all salaried employees and in a manner that does not discriminate in favor of our executive officers. We also provide non-discriminatory life insurance benefits and provide disability coverage that all salaried employees can purchase at a group rate. In addition we maintain bank owned life insurance policies with respect to the twenty-one most highly compensated employees, including each named executive officer.

The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, as applicable, have concluded that these payments are appropriate based on an evaluation of what is appropriate in the community banking industry with particular focus on competitor banking companies in Virginia. Potential payments upon termination before or after a change of control or upon death or disability do not influence decisions regarding any other element of compensation. There are material conditions and obligations applicable to payments upon termination as outlined under “Executive Compensation” and the payments may also be limited by applicable federal banking regulations.

The table below shows the estimated potential payments to each of our named executive officers upon certain employment termination or change of control events, assuming the scenario were effective as of December 31, 2015. Stock valuations are based on the closing price of our common stock ($7.18 per share) as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on December 31, 2015. The table reports only amounts that are increased, accelerated or otherwise paid or payable as a result of the applicable termination or change of control event and, as a result, excludes amounts accrued through December 31, 2015, that would have been paid in the normal course of continued employment (such as accrued but unpaid salary and bonus amounts), equity awards that had vested prior to the termination or change of control, and pension plan and supplemental retirement plan benefits included in the Pension Benefits — Fiscal Year 2015 tables above that had vested based on the executive’s age prior to the termination or change of control. The table also excludes any amounts that are available generally to all salaried employees and in a manner that does not discriminate in favor of our executive officers.

The amounts shown in the table below are only estimates; we cannot determine actual amounts to be paid until an employment termination or change of control occurs.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control Table

Name (1)		Payments and Benefits				Death				Disability/ Termination Due to Disability				Non-Change of Control Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason				Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason following a Change of Control				Change of Control with no Related Termination
Joe A. Shearin			Severance	(2)		$	—			$	—			$	1,069,530			$	1,069,530	(3)		$	—
			Supplemental Retirement Benefit				—				205,530	(5)			—				1,297,350	(5)			1,297,350	(5)
			Restricted Stock – Accelerated Vesting				188,475				188,475				—				274,635				274,635
			Bank-Owned Life Insurance	(4)			1,386,475				—				—				—				—
						$	1,574,950			$	394,005			$	1,069,530			$	2,641,515			$	1,571,985
J. Adam Sothen			Executive Severance Plan			$	—			$	—			$	81,705	(6)		$	163,411	(7)		$	—
			Restricted Stock – Accelerated Vesting				68,210				68,210				—				101,238				101,238
			Bank-Owned Life Insurance	(4)			629,716				—				—				—				—
						$	697,926			$	68,210			$	81,705			$	264,649			$	101,238
Mark C. Hanna			Severance	(8)		$	—			$	—			$	225,000			$	450,000	(9)		$	—
			Supplemental Retirement Benefit				—				57,108	(5)			—				599,807	(5)			599,807	(5)
			Restricted Stock – Accelerated Vesting				11,639				11,639				—				11,639				11,639
			Bank-Owned Life Insurance	(4)			900,000				—				—				—				—
						$	911,639			$	68,747			$	225,000			$	1,061,446			$	611,446
Douglas R. Taylor			Executive Severance Plan			$	—			$	—			$	78,360	(6)		$	156,719	(7)		$	—
			Restricted Stock – Accelerated Vesting				68,210				68,210				—				101,238				101,238
			Bank-Owned Life Insurance	(4)			602,948				—				—				—				—
						$	671,158			$	68,210			$	78,360			$	257,957			$	101,238
James S. Thomas			Severance	(10)		$	—			$	—			$	170,466			$	392,845	(3)		$	—
			Restricted Stock – Accelerated Vesting				68,210				68,210				—				101,238				101,238
			Bank-Owned Life Insurance	(4)			681,864				—				—				—				—
						$	750,074			$	68,210			$	170,466			$	494,083			$	101,238

The Board of Directors and the Company are committed to maintaining the highest legal and ethical conduct while fulfilling their responsibilities, and recognize that certain related party transactions can present potential or actual conflicts of interest and create the appearance that decisions are based on considerations other than the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Accordingly, as a general matter, it is the Company’s preference to avoid related party transactions. Nevertheless, the Company recognizes that there are situations where related party transactions may be in, or may not be inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, including but not limited to situations where the Company may obtain products or services of a nature, quantity or quality, or on other terms, that are not readily available from alternative sources or when the Company provides products or services to Related Parties on an arm’s length basis on terms comparable to those provided to unrelated third parties or on terms comparable to those provided to employees generally.

“Related Parties” include directors, director nominees, executive officers, shareholders known to own 5% or more of the Company’s voting stock, immediate family members of these persons, or any entity owned or controlled by these persons.

To the extent required under SEC rules, any transactions with a related party exceeding $120,000 that are determined to be directly or indirectly material to the related party are disclosed in the Company’s proxy statements. Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee reviews any related party transaction, except for extensions of credit, which are reviewed and approved by the Bank Board pursuant to the Bank’s written procedures for loans to insiders under Regulation O. Any member of the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee or Bank Board who is a Related Party with respect to a transaction under review by the Committee does not participate in the deliberations or vote on such transaction.

While the Company has not yet adopted a written policy with respect to the review, approval and ratification of transactions with related parties, the Company is in the process of considering the adoption of a formal Related Party Transactions Policy that would reduce to written form, and clarify, its historical policy. Accordingly, the Company’s future disclosures will reflect the scope of the written policy, if adopted, as well as the means by which the Company would enforce that policy.

The more significant features of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan are described below. The summary below is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. To aid your understanding, the full text of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, as proposed for approval by shareholders, is provided in Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.

2016 Equity Compensation Plan Highlights

The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan provides for the grant to key employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors of awards that may include one or more of the following: stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), stock awards, performance units and performance cash awards (collectively, the “awards”).

The Board of Directors believes a competitive equity incentive program is essential to offer compensation that is consistent with promoting shareholder value, with an emphasis on prudent risk and asset quality management. As a replacement for the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan that will expire on February 15, 2017, the Board of Directors believes the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan will be an important factor in continuing to link the financial interests of the Company’s executive officers to the interests of shareholders, to support the Company’s long-term goals, to tie compensation to the Company’s performance, and to attract, retain and motivate talented leadership.

Some of the key features of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan that enable the Company to maintain sound governance practices in granting awards include:

As of April 14, 2016, the Company had 13,093,135 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. If the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan is approved by shareholders, no new awards will be granted under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan after the Annual Meeting. As of April 14, 2016, there were 162,057 shares of common stock remaining available under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan that would no longer be available for future awards assuming shareholders approve the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. As of that same date, there were 67,525 shares underlying outstanding stock options granted under the 2003 Plan, with a weighted average exercise price of $18.12 and a weighted average remaining term of 1.36 years. Also as of that same date, there were 177,521 shares of unvested restricted stock outstanding in connection with awards under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan. Of the 177,521 shares of unvested restricted stock outstanding under the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan on April 14, 2016, 76,250 shares are subject to performance-based vesting conditions and all of the 76,250 shares are currently unearned because none of the respective performance periods for the awards has been completed as of April 14, 2016.

The Company’s Stock Ownership and Retention Policy requires that all shares of common stock that are paid, delivered or received upon exercise in connection with an award under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan to a named executive officer or other senior executive of the Company (i.e., at or above the Executive Vice President-level) must be held by the executive until the designated ownership level has been satisfied.

Purpose of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan

The purpose of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan is to promote the success of the Company by providing greater incentive to key employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors to associate their personal interests with the long-term financial success of the Company, including its subsidiaries, and with growth in shareholder value, consistent with the Company’s risk management practices. The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan is designed to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to attract, retain the services of and motivate key employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors upon whose judgment, interest and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operations largely depends.

Administration

The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan will be administered by the Committee, which will be the Compensation Committee (or an appropriate sub-committee thereof) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise. The Committee has the power to select plan participants and to grant awards on terms the Committee considers appropriate. In addition, subject to the terms of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, the Committee has the authority, among other things, to construe and interpret the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, to establish, amend or waive rules or regulations for the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan’s administration, to accelerate the exercisability of any award or the termination of any restrictions applicable to any award, and to make all other determinations for administration of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. The Committee may delegate authority under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, except in the case of awards to the Company’s executive officers or any individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

Eligibility

The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan provides that awards may be granted to key employees, non-employee directors, including any member of an “advisory” board, and consultants and advisors of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Key employees include officers or other employees of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries who, in the opinion of the Committee, can contribute significantly to the growth and profitability of, or perform services of major importance to, the Company and its subsidiaries. Consultants and advisors include certain individuals providing bona fide consulting or advisory services to the Company or its subsidiaries. If shareholders approve this proposal, approximately 8 employees and 22 non-employee directors (which number includes 11 advisory board members) would be eligible to receive awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, as of April 14, 2016. The Committee would consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether individual consultants or advisors engaged in the future would be eligible for awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan.

No Repricing

The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan prohibits stock option and SAR repricing, including by way of exchange for another award (except in connection with a corporate transaction such as a change of control or an event referred to in the “Changes in Capitalization and Similar Changes” section below) unless the repricing is submitted to and approved by shareholders.

Shares Subject to the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan

Subject to approval by shareholders, the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan is 500,000. As of April 14, 2016, the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market was $6.78.

In general, if any award granted under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan terminates, expires or lapses for any reason other than as a result of exercise or settlement, or if shares issued pursuant to an award are forfeited, the shares associated with such award will be available for future awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. In contrast, any shares withheld by the Company, delivered by the participant, or otherwise used to pay the exercise price of an option or SAR or to satisfy withholding taxes associated with an award will not be available for future awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. Further, in the event shares are withheld or delivered in connection with an option or SAR exercise, the number of shares available for future awards will be reduced by the gross number of shares to which the exercise relates, rather than the net number of new shares issued upon the exercise.

Annual Limits on Awards

Under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, the maximum number of shares with respect to which equity awards may be granted in any calendar year to any key employee, consultant or advisor will be 50,000 in the aggregate, and the maximum number of shares with respect to which equity awards may be granted in any calendar year to any non-employee director will be 5,000 in the aggregate. Under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, the maximum dollar amount of any cash awards granted in any calendar year to any participant will be $500,000 in the aggregate.

Section 162(m) and Performance Goals

The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan is intended to permit the Company to grant awards that qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”), as well as awards that do not so qualify.

Under Section 162(m), compensation paid to certain officers of a public company in a given tax year is not deductible if it exceeds $1.0 million unless it is “performance-based compensation.” Stock options and SARs are deemed to be performance-based compensation if the exercise price is at least equal to the fair market value of the shares subject to the option on the grant date and if the maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for awards is disclosed to and approved by shareholders. Other awards may be performance-based compensation if they are based on achievement of objective performance goals set by the Committee and the material terms of the compensation or benefit to be paid, including the performance goals that may be used and the maximum that may be paid to any employee, are disclosed to and approved by shareholders before payment. The Committee must certify that the applicable performance goals and any other material terms are in fact satisfied.

Currently, the annual compensation paid to our named executive officers does not exceed $1.0 million and, accordingly, Section 162(m) has not limited the Company’s ability to deduct executive compensation. The Board of Directors has determined it is appropriate, however, for the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan to be structured so that the Company will have the ability to grant awards that qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), providing potential tax advantages to the Company in the event annual compensation to our named executive officers approaches $1.0 million in the future.

In order to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), among other requirements, Section 162(m) requires that shareholders approve the material terms of the performance goals under which such compensation may be paid under a plan every five years. If shareholders approve the 2016 Equity

Compensation Plan, shareholders will be simultaneously approving the material terms of the performance goals under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan.

If shareholders approve the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, the Committee may grant certain awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan that constitute performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) in appropriate circumstances; however, the Committee is not required to grant awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan that constitute performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) and may, in certain circumstances, determine that factors other than tax deductibility take precedence when determining the forms and levels of executive compensation. Accordingly, the Committee reserves the right, when appropriate, to approve elements of compensation that are not fully deductible by the Company. Further, there is no guarantee that compensation awarded or paid by the Company that is intended to qualify for deductibility under Section 162(m) will be fully deductible.

For any performance-based award granted under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, the Committee will determine the performance period during which a performance goal must be met, provided that the performance period shall not be less than one year, subject to applicable provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan regarding accelerated vesting events. Attainment of any performance goal is subject to certification by the Committee. Performance goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no payment or vesting will occur, levels of performance at which specified payments or specified vesting will occur, and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment or vesting will occur.

If shareholders approve this proposal, then under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, at the Committee’s discretion, the performance goals for any performance period may be based on one or more of the following: (i) stock value or increases therein; (ii) total shareholder return; (iii) operating revenue; (iv) commodity revenue; (v) tangible book value or tangible book value growth, tangible book value per share or growth in tangible book value per share; (vi) earnings per share or earnings per share growth (before or after one or more of taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization); (vii) diluted earnings per share or earnings per share growth (before or after one or more of taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization), including fully diluted earnings per share after extraordinary events; (viii) net earnings; (ix) earnings and/or earnings growth (before or after one or more of taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization), operating earnings and/or operating earnings growth; (x) profits or profit growth (net profit, gross profit, operating profit, net operating profit, economic profit, profit margins or other corporate profit measures); (xi) cash flow, operating cash flow or free cash flow (either before or after dividends); (xii) cash from operations; (xiii) operating or other expenses or growth thereof; (xiv) operating efficiency; (xv) return on equity; (xvi) return on tangible equity or return on tangible common equity; (xvii) return on assets, net assets, capital or investment (including return on total capital or return on invested capital); (xviii) return on operating revenue; (xix) sales or revenues or growth thereof; (xx) deposits, loan and/or equity levels or growth thereof; (xxi) working capital targets; (xxii) assets under management or growth thereof; (xxiii) cost control measures; (xxiv) regulatory compliance; (xxv) gross, operating or other margins; (xxvi) efficiency ratio (as generally recognized and used for bank financial reporting and analysis); (xvii) operating ratio, (xxviii) income or net income; (xxix) operating income; (xxx) interest income; (xxxi) net interest income; (xxxii) net interest margin; (xxxiii) non-interest income; (xxxiv) non-interest expense; (xxxv) credit quality, net charge-offs and/or non-performing assets (excluding such loans or classes of loans as may be designated for exclusion); (xxxvi) percentage of non-accrual loans to total loans or net charge-off ratio; (xxxvii) provision expense; (xxxviii) productivity; (xxxix) customer satisfaction; (xl) satisfactory internal or external audits; (xli) improvement of financial ratings; (xlii) achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives; (xliii) quality measures; (xliv) regulatory exam results; (xlv) achievement of risk management objectives; (xlvi) achievement of strategic performance objectives; (xlvii) achievement of merger or acquisition objectives; (xlviii) implementation, management or completion of critical projects or processes; (xlix) market capitalization; (l) total enterprise value (market capitalization plus debt); (li) economic value added; (lii) debt leverage (debt to capital); (lii) market share; or (liv) any component or components of the foregoing. In the Committee’s discretion, the performance goals may be particular to a participant and applied either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, subset or component, to the performance of the Company as a whole or to the performance of a subsidiary, division, strategic business unit, line of business or business segment, measured either quarterly, annually or cumulatively over a period of years or partial years, in each

case as specified by the Committee in the award. In addition, the performance goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to a pre-established target, the Company’s budget or budgeted results, previous period results, a market index, a designated comparison group of other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated, or any combination thereof.

In the Committee’s sole discretion, performance goals may be adjusted when established, or later, to include or exclude, without limitation, the effect of discontinued operations and dispositions of business units or segments, non-recurring items, material extraordinary items that are both unusual and infrequent, non-budgeted items, special charges, accruals for acquisitions, reorganization, and restructuring programs, and/or changes in tax law, accounting principles, or other such laws or provisions affecting the Company’s reported results. The Committee retains the discretion to adjust the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of performance goals and to adjust the performance goals themselves. However, with respect to an award that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), the Committee may modify or adjust a performance goal or the compensation or economic benefit due only to the extent permitted under Section 162(m).

In any case, in its discretion, the Committee may also use other performance goals for awards that are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m).

Types of Awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan

Stock Options .   A stock option entitles the participant to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the exercise price. Stock options granted under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, although non-employee directors, consultants and advisors are not eligible to receive incentive stock options. The Committee will fix the exercise price at the time the stock option is granted, but the exercise price cannot be less than 100% of the shares’ fair market value on the grant date (or, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% shareholder of the Company, 110% of the shares’ fair market value on the grant date). The value in incentive stock options, based on the shares’ fair market value on the grant date, that can be exercisable for the first time in any calendar year under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan or any other similar plan maintained by the Company is limited to $100,000 per participant. The exercise price may be paid in cash, by delivery of shares of common stock having a fair market value at the time of exercise equal to the exercise price, by the Company withholding shares otherwise issuable upon the exercise having a fair market value at the time of exercise equal to the exercise price, through a “cashless exercise” involving a broker, or by a combination of the foregoing. Stock options may be exercised at such times and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee, including the requirement that stock options will not be exercisable after ten years from the grant date (or, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% shareholder of the Company, five years from the grant date). Except for certain stock options granted to non-employee directors, if the exercisability of a stock option is subject solely to time-based conditions, the length of such period shall be at least one year, subject to applicable provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan regarding accelerated vesting events.

Restricted Stock Awards .   Restricted stock is stock that is subject to forfeiture and may not be transferred by a participant until the restrictions established by the Committee lapse. The restrictions may take the form of a period of restriction during which the participant must remain employed, engaged or serving on the applicable board or may require the achievement of one or more pre-established performance criteria. Except for certain restricted stock awards to non-employee directors, if the period of restriction of a restricted stock award lapses solely based on a period of time, the length of such period shall be at least one year, subject to applicable provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan regarding accelerated vesting events. Holders of restricted stock will have voting and, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, dividend rights. Subject to any exceptions authorized by the Committee, shares of restricted stock will be forfeited to the extent performance criteria established with respect to such awards are not achieved within the required time period.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards .   A restricted stock unit is an award that is valued by reference to a share of common stock. Payment of the value of restricted stock units will not be made until the restrictions established by the Committee lapse. The restrictions may take the form of a period of restriction during which the participant must remain employed, engaged or serving on the applicable board or may require the achievement of one or more pre-established performance criteria. Except for certain restricted stock unit

awards to non-employee directors, if the period of restriction of a restricted stock unit award lapses solely based on a period of time, the length of such period shall be at least one year, subject to applicable provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan regarding accelerated vesting events.

Holders of restricted stock units have no right to vote the shares represented by the units. In addition, holders of restricted stock units are not eligible to receive dividend payments on the units (because dividend payments are only available for shares that have been issued and are outstanding). Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, holders of restricted stock units also have no right to receive dividend equivalents or similar distributions in connection with the units.

Subject to any exceptions authorized by the Committee, restricted stock units will be forfeited to the extent performance criteria established with respect to such awards are not achieved within the required time period.

Payment for vested restricted stock units may be made, as determined by the Committee, in cash or shares of common stock or a combination thereof at the time of vesting or, if provided for in the award agreement, on a delayed basis either electively or mandatorily. If paid on a delayed basis, the payment amount may be adjusted for deemed interest or earnings or on such other basis as the Committee may provide.

Stock Appreciation Right Awards .   A SAR is the right to the equivalent of the increase in the value of a specified number of shares over a specified period of time. The Committee will fix the exercise price at the time the SAR is granted, but the exercise price of a SAR will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the award date.

Each SAR award will entitle the holder, upon exercise, to receive the excess of the fair market value of the common stock subject to the award over the exercise price of the SAR. SARs may be exercised at such times and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee. Except for certain SAR awards granted to non-employee directors, if the exercisability of a SAR is subject solely to time-based conditions, the length of such period shall be at least one year, subject to applicable provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan regarding accelerated vesting events. The maximum period in which a SAR may be exercised is ten years from its grant date. Payment of value shall be made at the time of exercise in cash or shares of common stock or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee.

Stock Awards .   Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a stock award is fully vested and freely transferable as of the date the award is granted, subject to restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws.

Performance Unit Awards .   A performance unit is a fixed dollar award or an award that is valued by reference to a share of common stock based on performance goals established and certified by the Committee. The Committee will determine the terms and conditions of each performance unit award, including the performance goals and performance period, provided that the performance period shall be at least one year, subject to applicable provisions of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan regarding accelerated vesting events. Performance units may be paid in cash or shares of common stock or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Holders of performance units have no right to vote the shares represented by the units. While holders of performance units are not eligible to receive actual dividend payments (because dividend payments are only available for shares that have been issued and are outstanding), the Committee may provide for payment of dividend equivalents with respect to a performance unit award under such terms and subject to such limitations as the Committee deems appropriate.

Performance Cash Awards .   A performance cash award is a cash award based on performance goals established and certified by the Committee.

Transferability

In general, stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, SARs, and performance units granted under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise encumbered by a participant, other than upon the death of the participant. A participant may designate a beneficiary to receive any award that may be paid or exercised after his or her death. The 2016 Equity Compensation Plan does permit the Committee to provide for non-qualified stock options that are transferable to certain family members (or certain related trusts, partnerships or entities), in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Termination of Employment or Service

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event a participant terminates employment or service due to retirement (as defined in the applicable policy of the Company in effect at that time), then, provided that no cause exists to terminate such participant’s employment or service, all options or SARs that are not already vested or exercisable will be vested and exercisable, any remaining period of restriction applicable to the unvested portion of each award of restricted stock or restricted stock units held by the participant that is solely based on a period of time will lapse, and the unvested portion of each award held by the participant that is subject to the achievement or satisfaction of any performance goals during any performance period will be automatically forfeited to the Company.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event a participant’s employment or service is terminated due to death or disability, all options or SARs held by the participant that are not already vested or exercisable will be vested and exercisable, any remaining period of restriction applicable to the unvested portion of each award of restricted stock or restricted stock units held by the participant that is solely based on a period of time will automatically lapse, and the unvested portion of each award held by the participant that is subject to the achievement or satisfaction of any performance goals will be automatically forfeited to the Company.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event a participant’s employment or service is terminated involuntarily (excluding a termination for cause but including a voluntary termination by the participant for “good reason,” as such term is defined in the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan) and such termination does not occur in connection with a “change of control” (as defined in the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the automatic forfeiture of some or all of the unvested portion of each award held by the participant and provide for such vesting as it deems appropriate.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event a participant’s employment or service is terminated for cause, the unvested portion and the vested portion not yet paid or exercised of each award held by the participant will be automatically forfeited to the Company and no further exercise of an option or SAR will be allowed.

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event a participant terminates employment or service for any reason not described above, the unvested portion of each award held by the participant will be automatically forfeited to the Company.

Change of Control

In the event of a “change of control” (as defined in the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan), the Committee may, as to any outstanding award, either at the time an award is made or any time thereafter, take any one or more of the following actions in its discretion and without the consent of the participant: (i) provide for acceleration of the vesting, delivery, and exercisability of, and the lapse of time-based and/or performance-based vesting restrictions with respect to, any award so that such award may be exercised or realized in full on or before a date initially fixed by the Committee; (ii) provide for the purchase, settlement, or cancellation of any award by the Company, for an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise of such award or realization of a participant’s rights had such award been currently exercisable or payable; (iii) provide for the replacement of any stock-settled award with a cash-settled award; (iv) make such adjustment to any such award then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such change of control and to retain the economic value of the award; or (v) cause any award then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights substituted therefor, by the acquiring or surviving corporation in such change of control.

Changes in Capitalization and Similar Changes

As is customary in equity compensation plans of this nature, in the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or combination, spin-off, recapitalization, merger, or similar transaction or change in the Company’s capital stock, the aggregate number and kind of shares reserved under 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, the exercise price of options and/or SARs, annual limits, and other relevant provisions will be proportionately, equitably and appropriately adjusted by the Committee in its discretion. For instance, a two-for-one stock split would generally double the number of

shares reserved under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. Similarly, a two-for-one stock split would generally double the number of shares covered by each outstanding stock option and reduce the corresponding exercise price by one-half.

Termination of or Changes to the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan

The Board of Directors may terminate, amend, or modify the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan in any respect without shareholder approval, unless the particular amendment or modification requires shareholder approval under the Internal Revenue Code, the rules and regulations under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations of the exchange on which the Company’s common stock is then listed, by any regulatory body having jurisdiction with respect thereto, or pursuant to any other applicable laws, rules, or regulations. No termination, amendment, or modification of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, other than in connection with a change of control or capital adjustment pursuant to the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan or as required by applicable law, may adversely affect any awards previously granted under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan without the participant’s written consent.

Clawback

All awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan (whether vested or unvested) will be subject to such recovery or clawback as may be required pursuant to any applicable federal or other law or regulation, any applicable listing standard of the exchange on which the Company’s common stock is then listed or the terms of any recoupment, clawback, or similar policy in effect at the Company from time to time, which could in certain circumstances require repayment or forfeiture of awards or any shares of common stock or other cash or property received with respect to the awards, including any value received from a disposition of the shares of common stock acquired upon payment of the awards.

Banking Regulatory Provision

All awards will be subject to any condition, limitation, or prohibition under any financial institution regulatory policy or rule to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject.

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following is a brief summary of the general U.S. federal income tax consequences of awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan. This summary is based on U.S. federal income tax laws and regulations in effect on the date of this Proxy Statement and is not a complete description of the U.S. federal income tax laws. In addition, this summary is not intended to be exhaustive, does not constitute legal advice or tax advice and does not describe municipal, state or foreign income tax consequences of awards, federal employment taxes or the tax consequences of any participant’s death.

Stock Options .   A participant who exercises a non-qualified stock option will realize ordinary income in an amount measured by the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price. The Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction for federal income tax purposes.

A participant who exercises an incentive stock option will not be subject to taxation at the time of exercise, nor will the Company be entitled to a deduction for federal income tax purposes. The difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of shares on the date of exercise is a tax preference item for purposes of determining a participant’s alternative minimum tax. A disposition of the purchased shares after the expiration of the required holding period (i.e., the later of two years from the grant date or one year from the exercise date) will generate long-term capital gain in the year of disposition, and the Company will not be entitled to a deduction for federal income tax purposes. A disposition of the purchased shares prior to the expiration of the required holding period will subject the participant to taxation at ordinary income rates in the year of disposition, and the Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.

Restricted Stock .   A participant receiving restricted stock generally will recognize ordinary income in the amount of the fair market value of the restricted stock at the time the stock is no longer subject to forfeiture, less the consideration paid for the stock (if any).

However, a participant may elect, under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code within 30 days of the grant of the stock, to recognize taxable ordinary income on the grant date equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of restricted stock (determined without regard to the restrictions) over the amount of any purchase price of the restricted stock. Thereafter, if the shares are forfeited, the participant will be entitled to a deduction, refund, or loss, for tax purposes only, in an amount equal to any purchase price of the forfeited shares regardless of whether the participant made a Section 83(b) election. With respect to the sale of shares after the forfeiture period has expired, the holding period to determine whether any gain or loss is long term or short term begins when the forfeiture period expires, and the tax basis for such shares generally will be based on the fair market value of such shares on such date. However, if the participant makes an election under Section 83(b), the holding period will commence on the grant date, the tax basis will be equal to the fair market value of shares on such date (determined without regard to restrictions), and the Company generally will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to the amount that is taxable as ordinary income to the participant in the year that such income is taxable. Dividends paid on restricted stock generally will be treated as compensation that is taxable as ordinary income to the participant and will be deductible by the Company when paid. If, however, the participant makes a Section 83(b) election, the dividends will be taxable as ordinary income to the participant but will not be deductible by the Company.

Restricted Stock Units and Performance Units .   A participant will not realize income in connection with the grant of a restricted stock unit or the credit of any dividend equivalents to his or her account or the grant of a performance unit. When shares of common stock and/or cash is delivered to the participant, the participant generally will be required to include as taxable ordinary income in the year of receipt, an amount equal to the amount of cash and the fair market value of any shares received. The Company will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction at the time and in the amount included in the participant’s income by reason of the receipt. For each share of common stock received in respect of a restricted stock unit or performance unit, the taxation of the post-settlement appreciation or depreciation is treated as either a short term or long term capital gain or loss, depending upon the length of time the participant held the shares of common stock.

Stock Appreciation Rights .   A participant who exercises a SAR will realize ordinary income in an amount equal to the amount of cash and the fair market value of any shares received. The Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction for federal income tax purposes. If the participant receives common stock upon exercise of a SAR, the taxation of the post-exercise appreciation or depreciation is treated as either a short term or long term capital gain or loss, depending upon the length of time the participant held the shares of common stock.

Stock Awards .   A participant receiving an unrestricted stock award is required to include the fair market value of the shares received as ordinary compensation income upon receipt in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares received. The Company will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction in the corresponding amount at that time. For each share of common stock received, the taxation of the post-receipt appreciation or depreciation is treated as either a short term or long term capital gain or loss, depending upon the length of time the participant held the shares.

Performance Cash Awards .   A participant will not recognize any taxable income at the time a performance cash award is granted. When the terms and conditions to which a performance cash award is subject have been satisfied and the award is paid, the participant will recognize as ordinary income the amount of cash he or she receives. The Company generally will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income the participant recognizes.

Section 409A .   Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) imposes certain requirements on non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, including requirements with respect to an individual’s election to defer compensation and the individual’s selection of the timing and form of distribution of the deferred compensation. Section 409A also generally provides that distributions must be made on or following the occurrence of certain events (e.g., the individual’s separation from service, a predetermined date, or the individual’s death). Section 409A imposes restrictions on an individual’s ability to change his or her distribution timing or form after the compensation has been deferred. For certain individuals who are officers, Section 409A requires that such individual’s distribution commence no earlier than six months after such officer’s separation from service.

Under current Internal Revenue Service guidance, certain awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan are excluded from non-qualified deferred compensation to which Section 409A applies. These excluded awards are stock options under which shares of the Company’s common stock are issued, stock appreciation rights under which shares of the Company’s common stock are issued, restricted stock, restricted stock units that are paid at or shortly after vesting, and performance unit awards that are paid at or shortly after vesting. Other awards under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan may be treated as non-qualified deferred compensation to which Section 409A applies, and in such case it is generally the Company’s intent that such awards be designed to comply with the election timing, payment timing, and other requirements of Section 409A.

If an award is subject to and fails to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, the recipient of that award will recognize ordinary income on the amounts deferred under the award, to the extent vested, which may be prior to when the compensation is actually or constructively received. Also, if an award that is subject to Section 409A fails to comply with the provisions of Section 409A, Section 409A imposes an additional twenty percent (20%) federal income tax on compensation recognized as ordinary income, as well as possible interest requirements with respect to such amounts, and will have certain withholding requirements.

The foregoing is only a summary of the effect of federal income taxation upon the Company and upon participants, is not complete and does not discuss the federal employment taxes, tax consequences of any participant’s death or the income tax laws of any municipality, state, or foreign country in which a participant may reside. The foregoing is not legal advice or tax advice.

New Plan Benefits

No determination has yet been made as to the awards, if any, that any individuals who would be eligible to participate in the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan will be granted in the future and, therefore, the benefits to be awarded under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan are not determinable.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes information, as of December 31, 2015, relating to shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under our 2003 Plan and our 2007 Equity Compensation Plan, which are the only compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance.

Plan Category		(a) Number of Securities to Be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights				(b) Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights				(c) Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (1) (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
Equity Compensation Plans
Approved by Shareholders:
2003 Stock Incentive Plan (2)			67,525			$	18.12				—
2007 Equity Compensation Plan			—				—				225,642	(3)
Equity Compensation Plans Not
Approved by Shareholders (4)			—				—				—
Total			67,525			$	18.76				225,642

Approval of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan by shareholders will constitute approval of the material terms of the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, including the performance-based awards, the performance goals that may be used and the maximum benefit that may be paid to any employee for purposes of Section 162(m).

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “ FOR ” THE APPROVAL OF THE EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC. 2016 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN.